Short update

This week, Wednesday and Thursday gave me a bit of emotional whiplash and thankfully it all ended on a good note.

But I've been avoiding the blog because I don't want to relive it all by writing it all out.  It was an incredibly stressful day of crying and thinking things were happening with the babies that wasn't really happening.  In the interest of getting something written, I'll just say that I had a false positive on a test but everything is okay.  I wish that hadn't happened but I'm so grateful to learn that it wasn't true.

During our ultrasound this week, Baby A is still looking good and we are looking forward to the fetal echocardiogram next week to see her progress.

Baby B has made small improvements!  She has some improved blood flow in her cord which we are just so thankful for.  She even has a little bit more amniotic fluid this week.  We celebrate any little progress and friends, this is progress.

I'm finally feeling the babies move around and kick in my tummy.  This is so reassuring to me!  I probably can't feel things as well as I would have without the anterior placenta but I can still feel both of our girls and it's amazing.  I'm grateful I don't have to go the week between each ultrasound wondering if the babies still had beating hearts.  I can feel them!

I'm sorry for the short update.  It's always emotional for me to write details all out and I just ran out of writing mojo this week.  Thank you for praying for these sweet girls.  It appears that some healing is happening!

One thing I'll say is that hearing your 2 year old praying each night for the "babies in mommy's tummy" is incredibly meaningful.  We have never asked her to pray specifically for the babies or told her anything was wrong with the pregnancy.  But she listens to the things we pray for and she has included the phrase "please help the babies grow" in her prayers.  It is the sweetest and most genuine thing I've ever heard.  I thank God everyday for the blessing of being Avery's mom.